Background: Mature landfill leachate is a complicated mixture which is resistant to biological treatment processes. The treatment of mature landfill leachate by struvite precipitation and Fenton oxidation was the main objective of the current research. Methods: Struvite with the phosphate/ammonia/magnesium molar ratio of 1/1/1.05 was considered during all experiments. Five initial pHs of 3, 4, ...

Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) is a chelating agent that has been used for decontamination purposes in nuclear industry. The presence of EDTA in decontamination wastes can cause complexation of the cations resulting into interferences in their removal by various treatment processes such as chemical precipitation, ion exchange etc. Further, it might also impart elevated leachability of c...

Oil spill components include a range of toxic saturated, aromatic and polar hydrocarbons, including pyrene and anthracene. Such contaminants harm natural ecosystems, adversely affect human health and negatively impact tourism and the fishing industries. Current physical, chemical and biological remediation technologies are often unable to completely remove recalcitrant oil spill components, whi...

The stimulatory effect of ferrous salts on the peroxidation of phospholipids can be enhanced by EDTA when the concentration of Fe2+ in the reaction is greater than that of EDTA. Hydroxyl-radical scavengers do not inhibit peroxidation until the concentrations of Fe2+ and EDTA in the reaction are equal. Lipid peroxidation is then substantially initiated by hydroxyl radicals derived from a Fenton-...

Cosmetic industry wastewater is high strength wastewater and it can be difficult to decompose with biological treatment due to its high stability or toxicity. The use of Fenton reagent as a Chemical pretreatment was investigated with a Factorial Experiment where the concentrations of ferrous sulfate, hydrogen peroxide and reaction duration was the main parameters examined for COD and TOC reduct...

Decolorization of sunset yellow dye (SY) in an aqueous solution was investigated by Fenton reaction using H2O2/Fe 2+ system. Different parameters controlling the degradation efficiency as pH and H2O2 and Fe 2+ concentrations were evaluated. The optimal operational conditions were found to be [Fe] = 2.55x10 mmol, [H2O2] = 0.2425 mmol at pH 2.7. The study of the Kinetics of decolorization indicat...

Fenton reaction utilizes the catalytic of H2O2 and Fe2+ to generate highly active hydroxyl radicals (·OH) quickly degrade organic compounds without secondary pollution by-products, which is widely used in fields environmental protection sewage treatment. However, difficulty regeneration low-valence metals ordinary homogeneous Fenton limits efficien...

The antioxidant activity of different Satureja montana L. subsp. kitaibelii extracts was tested by measuring their ability to scavenge reactive hydroxyl radical during the Fenton reaction, using ESR spectroscopy. Also, the influence of these extracts on lipid peroxyl radicals obtained during lipid peroxidation of: (I) sunflower oil (37 C, 3h) induced by 4,4'-azobis(4-cyanovaleric acid) (ACVA) a...